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Reclassifying Permit Required Confined Spaces

FDR Safety

I had the opportunity to view one of the best presentations on permit required confined spaces that I have ever seen. Mr. Burgess identified an often overlooked opportunity for temporary reclassification of an existing permit required confined space. In this case, you need to document the hazards and how you eliminated them.

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New Legal Guide and Resource For Your Construction Business

Construction Marketing

Originating documents (articles of incorporation). Business licenses or permits. Employment law issues (employment contracts and policies, intellectual property, hiring and firing). Business names (DBAs and fictitious name certificates). Bylaws and operating agreements. Business contracts and agreements.

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Safety School: Emergency Response Plans for Permit Required Confined Spaces

Safety Services Company

Here are four basic questions to check that your emergency response plan for permit required confined spaces is complete. These four questions are just some of the emergency response variables that employers need to address before sending a worker down into a permit space, and the included documents help you ask them all.

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Companies’ voluntary audits now being used against them

FDR Safety

What appears to be a new OSHA practice of using a company’s voluntary safety and health audit as a guide to identifying possible hazards to focus on in an inspection should prompt employers to review their procedures for these audits. They also suggest considering whether to engage outside counsel to conduct the audit under privilege.

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COVID-19 and Remobilization: Returning to the Construction Site Without Mandated COVID-19 Restrictions

Constructlaw

This article summarizes the current landscape in Pennsylvania and California as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, and highlights important considerations for employers in the construction industry in relation to vaccines and navigating a post-mask mandate world. Requiring employers to document vaccination status of employees.

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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: Permits & Building Codes for.

Construction Cost Estimating

Permits & Building Codes for Construction. The Code and Guidelines delineate the responsibilities of clients, project managers, contractors , subcontractors, consultants, related entities, industrial associations and employers in the construction industry. Building Codes, Construction Standards, Building Permit Information & Links.

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September 2015 newsletter

FDR Safety

Court decisions have made it increasingly clear that employers share responsibility for the actions of contractors when it comes to safety on a worksite, but making sure that contractors follow through can be challenging. Require that contractors provide you with documentation of their safety performance and safety program.

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